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1911
1911 - 0037.PDF
that aeroplanes will be called upon to play an important part in next year's military manoeuvres. Wright Biplane with a Single Propeller. ON the 5th inst. at Johannisthal, Thelen was trying a Wright machine in which the usual arrangement of two propellers had been replaced by a single one placed centrally. The machine was of the latest type, with the elevator placed at the rear. The first experi ments were disappointing, however, as after rising to a height of 10 metres the machine capsized and fell to the ground, being badly damaged, although the aviator escaped practically unhurt. A Successful German School. THE flying school started at Mulhouse by Amerigo is meeting with a good deal of success. One of the most successful pupils has been Schluter, who on the 5th inst. was flying for 52 minutes, while on the following day he made the necessary tests to qualify for his aviator's certificate, and finished up his period of tuition by flying for I hr. 18 mins. Fatal Accident in Servia. WHILE giving demonstration flights before the Servian military representatives at Belgrade, the Austrian aviator, Rusyan, met with a fatal accident. He had made a flight of about a mile across the Save, which forms the Croatian frontier, and was returning, when the machine collapsed and fell to the ground. According to one account the propeller dropped off, while another report states that the wing snapped. When extracted from the remains of the monoplane the aviator was found to be seriously injured, and in spite of immediate medical attention, succumbed within a few minutes. A New Voisin Machine. AT the present time when most builders are abandoning the front elevator in favour of one placed at the rear, it is very interesting to notice that MM. Voisin Freres have turned out a biplane which is distinguished by the fact that it has an elevator in front, while there is an entire absence of any tail at the rear. From the accompanying photograph it will be seen that the monoplane elevator is placed a very long way in front of the main plane and that the rudder is also mounted above the elevator in front. The 50-h.p. Rossel Peugeot rotary motor and metal propeller are arranged at the rear edge of the main plane in very much the usual manner, and it will be noticed that lateral stability is maintained by means of balancing flaps at the ends of the main plane. The aviator sits some distance in advance of the main planes with the controlling levers of the usual type arranged in front of him. The position of the pilot is such that should any part of the engine break, it is extremely unlikely that it would injure him, while he is also able to get a good view of his surroundings. Needless to say the trials of this novel machine, seeing that it is the work of the Voisins, will be watched with great attention by all having any interest in aviation. The main planes, which are placed 1-6 metres apart, have a span of 12 metres, while the chord is 2'2 metres, so that the bearing surface amounts to 26-4 square metres. The monoplane elevator m easures 4 metres by 3 -2 metres, and so the area is 12 '8 square metres. THE LATEST VOISIN MACHINE.—View from the side of the latest biplane constructed by MM. Voisin Frferes. Remarkable "snap" of the Antoinette monoplane in mid air during the recent disastrous and fatal accident to MM. Laffont and Mario Pola, showing a portion of the planes torn completely away. The tractor-screw, it will be seen, is still in revolution. The fuselage, which carries the elevator in front and the motor and propeller at its after end, is a long rectangular framework mounted on a modification of the usual type of Voisin landing chassis while at its forward end are arranged a supplementary pair of wheels to assist in landing. In this connection it will be remem bered that Santos Dumont's first successful flight was made on a biplane with a box form elevator mounted a considerable distance in front of the main planes, which gave the machine the appearance of flying tail first. This was illustrated in the Automotor Journal of November 24th, 1906. Aviator Zselyi in Perfect Health. THERE having been recently a deal of discussion in aeronautical circles as to whether the Hungarian engineer Zselyi (whose name has been variously given as ^osely and Joseli) was killed last year, Mr. T. O'B. Hubbard, Secretary of the Aeronautical Society, wrote to the Austrian Aero Club to ascertain the facts. The reply is to the effect that although Aladore Zselyi was badly injured on June 1st, he was not killed and is now in perfect health.
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